EXPOSURE: Indian Hindu Ganesha Festival

Ganesha Festival

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Indian Hindu devotees participate in a procession with idols of the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesha ahead of an immersion ceremony at Hussainsagar Lake in Hyderabad on September 18, 2013. Hindu devotees bring home and offer prayers in temporary temples built for idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity during the ten-day Ganesha Festival, culminating with the immersion of the idols in bodies of water, including the ocean.

Indian Hindu devotees participate in a procession with idols of the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesha ahead of an immersion ceremony at Hussainsagar Lake in Hyderabad on September 18, 2013. Hindu devotees bring home and offer prayers in temporary temples built for idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity during the ten-day Ganesha Festival, culminating with the immersion of the idols in bodies of water, including the ocean. (NOAH SEELAM / AFP/Getty Images)

An Indian Hindu devotee carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha for immersion inside an environmentally friendly artificial water tank on the fifth day of the ten-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 13, 2013. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The ten day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city's coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian sea.

An Indian Hindu devotee carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha for immersion inside an environmentally friendly artificial water tank on the fifth day of the ten-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 13, 2013. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The ten day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city's coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian sea. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP/Getty Images)